John Watt (1832 - 1918)

Born 1832 in Prestonkirk East, Lothian,

Ancestors

Husband of Eizabeth Silcork Cochrane — married 1856 in Prestonkirk East, Lothian,

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Biography

John was born in 1832 in Prestonkirk East, Lothian. He was the son of James Watt and Anne (Sinclair) Watt.^[1]

In 1856 John (age about 24) was employed as a tile maker.^[1]

When John was about 24 he married Eizabeth Silcork Cochrane in 1856 in Prestonkirk East, Lothian. The couple had 3 children: James Watt, Agnes Watt and Alexander Watt.^[1]

John died at the age of about 86 on 20 November 1918. Note: at age 86^[2]

John was buried after 20 November 1918 in Prestonkirk Churchyard, East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland. Note: Stone No. D94, Face: East

Research Notes

1861 - Linton Road West railway laborer
1891 - head Brown?s Place
carter
Stone No. D94, Face: East
IN
MEMORY OF
JOHN WATT
DIED 20TH NOV. 1918 AGED 86
HIS WIFE ELIZABETH COCHRANE
DIED 16TH DEC. 1903 AGED 71
THEIR SON ALEXANDER
DIED 3RD DEC. 1938 AGED 77
HIS WIFE SUSAN PAXTON
DIED 28TH NOV. 1917 AGED 58
THEIR FAMILY JOHN
DIED 3RD JUNE 1894 AGED 7
GIDEON PERRIE
WOUNDED AND MISSING IN FRANCE
22ND MARCH 1918 AGED 20
ELIZABETH COCHRANE
DIED 13TH SEPT. 1982 AGED 87
AND
HELEN CONSTANCE PERRIE
DIED 4TH FEB. 1986 AGED 93.
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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Marriage: Type: Book- ?Prestonkirk: The people of 1851 by Diane D McNicoll 1999 ISBN# 1 900444 03 8. Text: book - ?Prestonkirk the people of 1851 Diane D McNicoll. (accessed before 24 May 2011)
2. ↑ Burial: Type: Web Site. Title: Prestonkirk Church - East Linton - Burial ground Survey. URL: http://www.ejclark.force9.co.uk/survey/scr7/304.htm. Date: 8-29-2007. Citing: Page: Stone No. D94, Face: East (accessed before 24 May 2011)

Acknowledgments

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